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Recreation budget includes utility and maintenance increases; Kid Museum funding consolidated and playground CIP adjusted

3233794 · May 9, 2025
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Summary

The Recreation Department’s FY26 operating and CIP recommendations include utility cost escalations, a small request to restore facility maintenance (‘pilar’) funding, consolidation of Kid Museum funding into a single NDA, and a CIP amendment adding state aid for childcare playground renovations.

Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation presented FY26 operating and CIP items. The PHP and joint committees reviewed the department’s requests and recommended a mix of modest additions and budget technicals.

Operating items and rationale - Department requests included an overtime adjustment ($98,782) and a utilities escalation for the Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center ($711,270); the department reported detailed breakdowns for contract and operating changes (parking reimbursement, fireworks contract, summer camp…

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